Economy

Bratislava, March 11 (TASR) – Industrial production increased by 1.6 percent year-on-year in January 2016, the Slovak Statistics Office announced on Friday. This development was influenced by growth in manufacturing of 2.7 percent; by a drop in electricity, gas, steam and air-conditioning supplies of 3.5 percent; and by

Bratislava, March 10 (TASR) – According to a Eurobarometer survey, Slovaks perceive the economic situation in Slovakia and the EU more positively than in the past, and most people still support the common euro currency and the Energy Union, TASR learnt on Thursday. Almost a third (30 percent) of the respondents

Bratislava, March 9 (TASR) – I’m inclined towards any solution that will breathe life into and ensure the future for the Vojany thermal power plant (EVO), Economy Minister Vazil Hudak said after the Government session on Wednesday. Hudak spoke in response to the intentions of US investor Theta Energy Group

Bratislava, March 4 (TASR) – The Slovak Trade Inspectorate (SOI) received tens of thousands of motions, notices and applications for advice in the last year, Danusa Krkosova from SOI told TASR on Friday. People are having troubles with returns and refunds, insufficient information as well as with advertisements. People may turn

Bratislava, March 4 (TASR) – Milk chocolate, chuck beef and sour milk were the foodstuff items that posted the most significant price growth in Slovakia last year, according to the latest price chart listed by Postova Banka analysts based on Slovak Statistics Office data. Only 10 items from the basket of

Bratislava, March 1 (TASR) – The Electronic Marketplace, which forms part of the Electronic Contracting System (EKS), is a successful project that has surpassed all initial expectations, Interior Minister Robert Kalinak told a news conference on Tuesday dedicated to an evaluation of the new system’s first year. “We estimated that